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he is expected to focus on jobs but also on gun control and a new development this morning in afghanistan. karen travevs joins us live from washington. >> reporter: good morning. the white house is looking at inauguration state of the union as two acts in the same play. first speech laid out the vision and now he will layout the game plan. >> tonight president obama launches his second term policy agenda and no surprise, it will be heavily focused on the economy. >> you will hear an outline for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle-class. >> to do that he will call for a new program, new spending as way to stimulate growth and republicans will say washington cannot just cut it's a way to prosperity. president obama has a key theme from his reelection campaign. >> he will focus the proposal to help the middle-class grow and help the economy. >> looming in the near future those automatic spending cuts that congress delayed at new year's to avoid the fiscal cliff. if lawmakers can't reach a deal by the march 1st deadline they need to pass a short term fix. she also expected to announce
he is expected to focus on jobs but also on gun control and a new development this morning in afghanistan. karen travevs joins us live from washington. >> reporter: good morning. the white house is looking at inauguration state of the union as two acts in the same play. first speech laid out the vision and now he will layout the game plan. >> tonight president obama launches his second term policy agenda and no surprise, it will be heavily focused on the economy. >> you will...
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dÑ afghanistan. but the real story takes place when cameras turn off. here in kabul, the 14-year-old just to make a living he spends half of his life hustling the streets. the only way to support his family after his father passed away. then two years ago a random encounter with a american film maker changed his life. french gave him a lead role, playing son of a black smith who dreams of playing afghanistan's national sport. >> what went through your heart when you saw yourself in the movie? >> i cannot say my feelings. so happy. >> they were so poor, his family couldn't afford a television. when asked him which actor woz you like to meet? >> i want to see rambo. >> like most american teenagers... >> also, angelina jolie. >> it's nothing short of extraordinary. >> they found out he couldn't afford air fare, they stepped in to help. >> positive things are happening here, it's important for the american people to see that. >> at the airport, free tickets and v.i.p. treatment from turkish airlines. the team arrives in sti. he says it's a simple message. >
dÑ afghanistan. but the real story takes place when cameras turn off. here in kabul, the 14-year-old just to make a living he spends half of his life hustling the streets. the only way to support his family after his father passed away. then two years ago a random encounter with a american film maker changed his life. french gave him a lead role, playing son of a black smith who dreams of playing afghanistan's national sport. >> what went through your heart when you saw yourself in the...
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he will be the 4th living recipient to be awarded the medal of honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. >> a report this morning says gas prices jumped 25 cents nationwide the last two weeks. the survey says a gallon of regular averages $3.59 across the country. california's acknowledge is up more at 37 cents to $3.95 gallon. los angeles drivers pay more than the bay area at $4.10 a gallon. the cheapest gas in the state is found in sacramento at $3.82. >> you may want to walk. it would be cheaper. >> and good exercise. >> now, we will final out if it is walking weather. we will have a good day. you can see how much quiet iter is, with small nuggets of rain if the high desert in the southern california area and headed away from those areas. we will look at what is happening headed in the afternoon, we will have temperatures mostly in the low-to-mid 60's throughout the central valley and 50's along the coast and 39 in tahoe and 44 in yosemite and upper 50's to mid-60's in san diego and palm springs and los angeles. highway is the commute? >> good morning, mike, we have good news, in hayw
he will be the 4th living recipient to be awarded the medal of honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. >> a report this morning says gas prices jumped 25 cents nationwide the last two weeks. the survey says a gallon of regular averages $3.59 across the country. california's acknowledge is up more at 37 cents to $3.95 gallon. los angeles drivers pay more than the bay area at $4.10 a gallon. the cheapest gas in the state is found in sacramento at $3.82. >> you may want to walk. it...
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>> actions that saved lives in afghanistan. ahead, the top honor being given to a veteran today at the white house. >> a former staff sergeant in the army received the high of the military army for the courageous action during one of the deadliest attacks again coalition forces in afghanistan. president obama will bestow the medal of honor to sergeant for gallants try. he fought to save his life and those of fellow soldiers during the 2009 battle in afghanistan. he will be the fourth living recipient to be awarded the medal of honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. >> gas prices have been going up and a new report this morning says they jumped 25 cents nationwide over the past two weeks. the survey says a gallon of regular now costs $3.59 across the country and california's average is up more to 37 cents to $3.95 gallon but this time, los angeles drivers pay more than the bay area at $4.10 a gallon, the cheapest gas in the state is found in sacramento at $3.82. >> i don't know why there is all the competition between us and
>> actions that saved lives in afghanistan. ahead, the top honor being given to a veteran today at the white house. >> a former staff sergeant in the army received the high of the military army for the courageous action during one of the deadliest attacks again coalition forces in afghanistan. president obama will bestow the medal of honor to sergeant for gallants try. he fought to save his life and those of fellow soldiers during the 2009 battle in afghanistan. he will be the...
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he is expected to focus on jobs but also on gun control and a new development this morning in afghanistan. karen travevs joins us live from washington. >> reporter: good morning. the white house is looking at inauguration state of the union as two acts in the same play. first speech laid out the vision and now he will layout the game plan. >> tonight president obama launches his second term policy agenda and no surprise, it will be heavily focused on the economy. >> you will hear an outline for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle-class. >> to do that he will call for a new program, new spending as way to stimulate growth and republicans will say washington cannot just cut it's a way to prosperity. president obama has a key theme from his reelection campaign. >> he will focus the proposal to help the middle-class grow and help the economy. >> looming in the near future those automatic spending cuts that congress delayed at new year's to avoid the fiscal cliff. if lawmakers can't reach a deal by the march 1st deadline they need to pass a short term fix. she also expected to announce
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war in afghanistan will be over. carolyn? >> mark matthews reporting for us. >>> the first lady's guest list shows how much of a focus jobs are in the president's second term. apple's ceo tim cook was among a group of tech innovators and entrepreneurs. cook has committed to bringing mac computer manufacturing back to the u.s. this year. the republicans had their own guests in the crowd. ted nugent, a representative from texas invited the rock star who is a staunch gun advocate. not to be outdone, nancy pelosi invited singer tony bennett who last week joined chris rock on capitol hill to push for gun control. >>> the state of the union address created a lot of social media buzz, as you can imagine. the most tweeted moment was 42 minutes into the address when he spoke about opportunity for the middle class and minimum wage. twitter reports that members of congress sent 637 tweets. overall a total of 1.36 million tweets about the address and response sent while they were happening compared to 787,000 tweets last year. "nightline
war in afghanistan will be over. carolyn? >> mark matthews reporting for us. >>> the first lady's guest list shows how much of a focus jobs are in the president's second term. apple's ceo tim cook was among a group of tech innovators and entrepreneurs. cook has committed to bringing mac computer manufacturing back to the u.s. this year. the republicans had their own guests in the crowd. ted nugent, a representative from texas invited the rock star who is a staunch gun advocate....
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troops will be hope from afghanistan a year from today. that announcement comes during his "state of the union" address tonight according to the associated press. the 34,000 troops troops are hae troop level in afghanistan and the decision marks the next phase in the president's plan to end the war by the end of 2014. a crosswalk collision in the east bay left a 14-year-old boy fighting for his life this morning. now live from concord with what we know about the crash. >> i talked with the conquered police department but they don't have an update on the investigation or the victim. we know when he was hit he suffered internal injuries, life threatening injuries and is in critical condition. the accident happened at this intersection it is clearly marked. there is a yellow sign warning drivers this could be a pedestrian in the intersection. you can see where the intersection is in con record and the high school down the street from the intersection. school was out yesterday but there are reports that the 14-year-old who was hit was a freshm
troops will be hope from afghanistan a year from today. that announcement comes during his "state of the union" address tonight according to the associated press. the 34,000 troops troops are hae troop level in afghanistan and the decision marks the next phase in the president's plan to end the war by the end of 2014. a crosswalk collision in the east bay left a 14-year-old boy fighting for his life this morning. now live from concord with what we know about the crash. >> i...
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war in afghanistan will be over. carolyn? >> mark matthews reporting for us. >>> the first lady's guest list shows how much of a focus jobs are in the president's second term. apple's ceo tim cook was among a group of tech innovators and entrepreneurs. cook has committed to bringing mac computer manufacturing back to the u.s. this year. the republicans had their own guests in the crowd. ted nugent, a representative from texas invited the rock star who is a staunch gun. advocate. not to be outdone, nancy pelosi invited singer tony bennett who last weekrock on chris rock on capitol hill to push for gun control. >>> the state of the unidress cf social media buzz, as you can imagine. 42 most tweeted minutes into the address when he spoke about opportunity for the middle class and minimum wage. twitter reports that members of congress sent 637 tweets. overall a total of 1.36 million tweets about the address and response sent while they were happening compared to 787,000 tweets last year. "nightline" will have more on the state of
war in afghanistan will be over. carolyn? >> mark matthews reporting for us. >>> the first lady's guest list shows how much of a focus jobs are in the president's second term. apple's ceo tim cook was among a group of tech innovators and entrepreneurs. cook has committed to bringing mac computer manufacturing back to the u.s. this year. the republicans had their own guests in the crowd. ted nugent, a representative from texas invited the rock star who is a staunch gun. advocate....
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i have killed so many people in central and south america and afghanistan, they are looking for me. i put that up to throw them off my trail. >> they gave him almost $400,000 each for his new venture, global security and logistics. he was able to talk his way into the world sports alliance, an organization that works closely with the united nations and developing countries. dicken became the security chief on a $300 million con trabt. the plan, to build a waste to energy plant in the african nation, a project with a ripple affect. >> we were talking about levels of money where we can put money into immunization programs and really have a huge significant impact on people's health. >> in september he attended meetings at the united nations as wsa's new security chief. in october he urged his own -- he organized his own trip and bringing a staff of eight. they tell me the trip was a mess from the start. >> i was like, this guy has never been overseas in his life. >> really, why? >> even simple things like going through customs and showing your passport. he was clueless. joy was the dr
i have killed so many people in central and south america and afghanistan, they are looking for me. i put that up to throw them off my trail. >> they gave him almost $400,000 each for his new venture, global security and logistics. he was able to talk his way into the world sports alliance, an organization that works closely with the united nations and developing countries. dicken became the security chief on a $300 million con trabt. the plan, to build a waste to energy plant in the...
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why an afghanistan teenager will be with the stars oscar night. who he wants to meet on the red carpet throh sunday, save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. but hurry, sleep train's presidents' day sale ends sunday. >> remarkable picture in istanbul, turkey. bus hit an 18-wheeler lost control and hit fire hydrant. passengers smash the window to escape the tons of pressurized water. threat to drown them within minutes. you can see the predicament they are in. 3 passengers did suffer minor injuries. >> teenager boy in afghanistan living in poverty gets the break of a life time. and stars in an oscar nominated movie. now he and his family will be attending the academy awards ceremony on suchbilityd abc news reporter mohammad is in kabul with the story. >> it's a rivetting look at life in afghanistan. but the real story behind oscar nominated boy takes place when camera turn off. here on the grimey streets of kabul 14-year-old mohammad used magazine
why an afghanistan teenager will be with the stars oscar night. who he wants to meet on the red carpet throh sunday, save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. but hurry, sleep train's presidents' day sale ends sunday. >> remarkable picture in istanbul, turkey. bus hit an 18-wheeler lost control and hit fire hydrant. passengers smash the window to escape the tons of pressurized water....
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or cover 206 days of military operations in afghanistan and iraq. this isn't the first time multi national companies have been the target of criticism for sheltering money oversea autos bottom line of our investigation is that some use our current tax system to engage in gimmicks to avoid paying taxes they ow ee. they take a look at how companies have become so efficient at avoiding taxes. hewlett-packard and microsoft testified they're among companies operated legally. >> they're properly legal tax avoidance. >> senator says congress is to blame creating a patch work of tax laws. >> they spend a lot of money with accountants to take advantage of every loophole that we have created. >> and they will continue to do so. there have been no changes in the law so far. many firms will benefit from a two year extension in a fiscal cliff deal that will cost the government more than $1.4 billion. >> hard to believe but it's been a decade since the case against barry bonds began. his attorneys"ç trying to4/;)x overturn his felony conviction in the case invol
or cover 206 days of military operations in afghanistan and iraq. this isn't the first time multi national companies have been the target of criticism for sheltering money oversea autos bottom line of our investigation is that some use our current tax system to engage in gimmicks to avoid paying taxes they ow ee. they take a look at how companies have become so efficient at avoiding taxes. hewlett-packard and microsoft testified they're among companies operated legally. >> they're...
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they may not get treated as if they are but when they are in theater in places like iraq and afghanistan, they are vulnerable, they are wounded, and they have been killed. they have carried out their jobs with extraordinary patriotism and distinction. >> president obama's commends come after the pentagon announced last in they are opening up combat jobs to women. in the interview, the president said that gays should be allowed in the boy scouts, with the national executive board holding a meeting in texas to vote on lifting the ban. >> the u.s. postal service will release a stamp honoring civil rights pioneer rosa parks unveiled during a ceremony in detroit today. it would have been her 100th birthday today. she was arrested in 1955 after refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person in alabama. she showed the defiance that became a symbol of the civil rights movement. >> it is cloudy but you can see the bay lights. >> it looks like a waterfall on the side of the bay bridge. >> better than having tears. >> now, outside, you can see a lot of people waking up in a bad mood and gray th
they may not get treated as if they are but when they are in theater in places like iraq and afghanistan, they are vulnerable, they are wounded, and they have been killed. they have carried out their jobs with extraordinary patriotism and distinction. >> president obama's commends come after the pentagon announced last in they are opening up combat jobs to women. in the interview, the president said that gays should be allowed in the boy scouts, with the national executive board holding a...
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listen up, prince hear is -- prince harry is returning to the united states after a tour of duty in afghanistan where he served as a helicopter pilot and now it is reported that harry will visit several east coast cities this may on behalf of the british government. it will be his first u.s. visit since the las vegas trip last year where naked pictures of the prince surfaced showing him partying in a hotel suite. interesting that he is not coming out west and not repeating the trip to las vegas. >> because not everyone in las vegas stayed in vegas. >> golfing superstar joining president obama on the greens. >> parents reveal their true intentions on why they are@ñ >> san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> on this holiday monday, good on morning, a good day to get ready for the rain tomorrow. starting off cloudy with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40's, and we will have a cooler breeze, keep us in the low-to-mid 50's through noon and the better part of the afternoon and could spike to the upper 50's for an hour but some pockets of sunshine and this evening,
listen up, prince hear is -- prince harry is returning to the united states after a tour of duty in afghanistan where he served as a helicopter pilot and now it is reported that harry will visit several east coast cities this may on behalf of the british government. it will be his first u.s. visit since the las vegas trip last year where naked pictures of the prince surfaced showing him partying in a hotel suite. interesting that he is not coming out west and not repeating the trip to las...
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prince harry, charming his way through his first goodwill trip since returning from afghanistan. learning to dance, baking a cake, and revealing what he thinks his mom would think right now. >>> and good morning, america, from rome, where you can see all of the history happen right now here at the vatican. none of us have ever seen anything like this before. the first retirement of an active pope in almost 600 years. it is history, too, for all the cardinals who are going to choose the next pope. they said their personal good-byes to the pope this morning. it was an upbeat
prince harry, charming his way through his first goodwill trip since returning from afghanistan. learning to dance, baking a cake, and revealing what he thinks his mom would think right now. >>> and good morning, america, from rome, where you can see all of the history happen right now here at the vatican. none of us have ever seen anything like this before. the first retirement of an active pope in almost 600 years. it is history, too, for all the cardinals who are going to choose the...
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. >> what about the war on afghanistan? what about the war on terrorism? what about the budget dequester and what impact it will have on readiness. what about middle east turmoil, what about taber attacks? all the issues that confront a secretary of defense, frankly we didn't see enough time discussing those issues and that's what counts. >> on thursday hagle took a grilling from the senate armed services committee about his past remarks on israel and iran, which some republican members found, in their words, inconsistent, weak and wobbly. >>> lisa argen is here now with a preview of the accuweather forecast. maybe some precipitation heading this way? >> not today. today eats glorious out there. we have plenty of sunshine in most areas. right here downtown near 50. looks good. but on the south bay, mountain view and san jose still foggy. cloudy in the north bay. i will have the forecast for super^bowl sunday and talk about the rain next. >> thank you, lisa. also next, if not for the niners, the sharks might be the talk of the took. last night they tried to
. >> what about the war on afghanistan? what about the war on terrorism? what about the budget dequester and what impact it will have on readiness. what about middle east turmoil, what about taber attacks? all the issues that confront a secretary of defense, frankly we didn't see enough time discussing those issues and that's what counts. >> on thursday hagle took a grilling from the senate armed services committee about his past remarks on israel and iran, which some republican...
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he will focus on the conflicts in syria and afghanistan and mali and will not travel to israel or the palestinian territories until spring when he accompanies president obama to the area. >> more provocative moves from north korea a video shows president obama and american troops in flames and says that north conducted their recent nuclear test because of u.s. hostility. the video was posted on an account affiliated with the north korean government agency showing a blazing fire super imposed over footage of president obama and ends with a simulation of a nuclear device exploding underground. another video posted this month showed american cities attacked by missiles after a string of rhetoric against the united states. >> san francisco will be well represented when the new american version of al-jazeera hits the air with a bureau and san francisco and other united states cities. they paid $500 million to buy san francisco's-based current tv last year and convert to al-jazeera america focusing on international news. >> and al gore was the founder of country tv. >> now the weather forec
he will focus on the conflicts in syria and afghanistan and mali and will not travel to israel or the palestinian territories until spring when he accompanies president obama to the area. >> more provocative moves from north korea a video shows president obama and american troops in flames and says that north conducted their recent nuclear test because of u.s. hostility. the video was posted on an account affiliated with the north korean government agency showing a blazing fire super...
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war in afghanistan will be over. carolyn? >> mark matthews reporting for us. >>> the first lady's guest list shows how much of a focus jobs are in the president's second term. apple's ceo tim cook was among a group of tech innovators and entrepreneurs. cook has committed to bringing mac computer manufacturing back to the u.s. this year. the republicans had their own guests in the crowd. ted nugent, a representative from texas invited the rock star who is a staunch gun advocate. not to be outdone, nancy pelosi invited singer tony bennett who last week joined chris rock on capitol hill to push for gun control. >>> the state of the union address created a lot of social media buzz, as you can imagine. the most tweeted moment was 42 minutes into the address when he spoke about opportunity for the middle class and minimum wage. twitter reports that members of congress sent 637 tweets. overall a total of 1.36 million tweets about the address and response sent while they were happening compared to 787,000 tweets last year. "nightline
war in afghanistan will be over. carolyn? >> mark matthews reporting for us. >>> the first lady's guest list shows how much of a focus jobs are in the president's second term. apple's ceo tim cook was among a group of tech innovators and entrepreneurs. cook has committed to bringing mac computer manufacturing back to the u.s. this year. the republicans had their own guests in the crowd. ted nugent, a representative from texas invited the rock star who is a staunch gun advocate....
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i killed so many people in central and south america and afghanistan and all over the world that they are looking for me. i put that up to throw them off my trail. >> they gave him almost $400,000 each for his new venture. global security and logistics. he was able to talk his way into the world sports alliance , an organization that works closely with the united nations in developing countries. dicken was the wsa's security chief on a $300 million contract. the plan? to build a waste to energy plant in the african nation of barundy, a project that would have a ripple affect. >> we were talking about levels of money where we could put money into immunization programs and really have a huge significant impact on people's health. >> in september he attended meetings at the united nations as wsa's new security chief. and in october he organized his own trip bringing a staff of eight along. they tell me the trip was a mess from the start. >> i was like, this guy has never been overseas in his life. >> really, why? >> even simple things like going through customs and showing your passport
i killed so many people in central and south america and afghanistan and all over the world that they are looking for me. i put that up to throw them off my trail. >> they gave him almost $400,000 each for his new venture. global security and logistics. he was able to talk his way into the world sports alliance , an organization that works closely with the united nations in developing countries. dicken was the wsa's security chief on a $300 million contract. the plan? to build a waste to...
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president announced plans to withdraw more troops afghanistan. president addressed the nation on the state of the union for the first time since being reelected. we are in washington. >> the president of the united states. >> thank you. >>reporter: president obama touching on topic from education to strengthening the middle class. >> it's our unfinished task to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many. not just the few. >>reporter: the president gave of the address a noticeable presence of small ribbon. worn by the more than 40 invited guests. all victims or related to victims of gun violence. >> it has been two months since newtown. i know this is not the first time this country has debated out of reduced gun violence. but this time is different. >> president also announced that half of the troops now serving in afghanistan about 3 34,000 will be home by this time next year. but focus remained pray mayoral on the economy. with several proposal including a plan to raise the minimum wage. >> tonight let's declare that in the weal
president announced plans to withdraw more troops afghanistan. president addressed the nation on the state of the union for the first time since being reelected. we are in washington. >> the president of the united states. >> thank you. >>reporter: president obama touching on topic from education to strengthening the middle class. >> it's our unfinished task to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many. not just the few. >>reporter: the president...
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american hero leader of a band of hero through one of the most intense battle of the entire war in afghanistan. >> clint, this is our nation highest military decoration. reflects the gratitude of our entire country. >> this video was shot by the taliban on the day that army staff sergeant helped rappel the attack more than 300 enemy fighters against his unit of just 53 men definding out post the president today called tactically indefensible. >> mess men were out numbered out gun and almost overrun. >> creditd with rae taking the out post and helping save many of the brother in arms. more than 20 including rome were injured. 8 were killed. family were hear and he spoke to us about them before today ceremony. >> no doubt your fallen comrade in that room with you. >> they will be there. i just know it. >>reporter: many of the fellow soldiers here today. rome told us the medal belongs to them too. somber occasion to be altd son nearly stole the show before it started. >> out of the military. what are your dreams and aspirations hopes now. >> to be that dad and fatsd that husband that really misse
american hero leader of a band of hero through one of the most intense battle of the entire war in afghanistan. >> clint, this is our nation highest military decoration. reflects the gratitude of our entire country. >> this video was shot by the taliban on the day that army staff sergeant helped rappel the attack more than 300 enemy fighters against his unit of just 53 men definding out post the president today called tactically indefensible. >> mess men were out numbered out...
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i have killed so many people in central and south america and afghanistan, they are looking for me. i put that up to throw them off my trail. >> they gave him almost $400,000 each for his new venture, global security and logistics. he was able to talk his way into the world sports allian, an organization that works closely with the united nations and developin countries. dien became the security chief on a $300 million con trabt. the plan, to buil a waste to energy plant in the aican nation, a project with a ripple affect. >> we were talking about lels of money where we can put mone into immunization prrams and really have a huge significantimpact on people's health. >> in september he attended meetings at the united natio as wsa's new security chi. in octer he urged his own -- he organized his own trip and bringing a staff of eight. they tell me the trip was a mess from the stt. >> i was like, this guy has never been overseas in his life. >> really, why? >> even simple things like going through customs a showing your passport. he was clueless. joy was the drinking constant? >> con
i have killed so many people in central and south america and afghanistan, they are looking for me. i put that up to throw them off my trail. >> they gave him almost $400,000 each for his new venture, global security and logistics. he was able to talk his way into the world sports allian, an organization that works closely with the united nations and developin countries. dien became the security chief on a $300 million con trabt. the plan, to buil a waste to energy plant in the aican...
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or cover 206 days of military operations in both afghanistan and iraq. this isn't the first time multinational companies have been the target of criticism for sheltering money overseas. >> the bottom line of our investigation is that some multinationals use our current tax system to engage in gimmicks to avoid paying the taxes that they owe. >> congress held hearings in september and looked at how silicon valley companies have become so efficient at avoiding taxes by transferring money among foreign subsidiaries. hewlett pack card and microsoft testified they are among the companies operating legally. >> they are properly legal tax avoidance. >> senator tom coburn says congress is to blame and it created a patch work of tax laws that allow corporations to reinvest overseas. >> so they spend a lot of money with accountants and auditing firms to take advantage of every loophole that we have created. >> and they will continue to do so. there have been no changes in the law so far. in fact, many of the silicon valley biggest firms benefit from a two year ext
or cover 206 days of military operations in both afghanistan and iraq. this isn't the first time multinational companies have been the target of criticism for sheltering money overseas. >> the bottom line of our investigation is that some multinationals use our current tax system to engage in gimmicks to avoid paying the taxes that they owe. >> congress held hearings in september and looked at how silicon valley companies have become so efficient at avoiding taxes by transferring...
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service member killed in afghanistan. most of the casualty now afghan. longest stretch without a u.s. fatality since 2008. >> warning for americans tonight considering traveling to the peru. u.s. embassy says it has information a gang may planning to kidnap american tourists visiting there. warning runs through at least the end of the month. state department personnel rae striingt from going there. >> ex mayor of san diego admits she lost more than 1 billion dollars gambling over the last decade and they stole from charity to help pay it off. maureen also won about 1 billion dollars apparently over the same period or of time but ended up 13 million in the red. federal court today prosecutors say she stole two million from the charitable foundation set up by late husband founder of the jack in the box chain. foundation has since gone bankrupt. >> uc berkeley student is featured in a nationally released video aimed at building support for path to citizenship for young immigrants. they are referred to as the dreamers. 7 news education reporter explains who
service member killed in afghanistan. most of the casualty now afghan. longest stretch without a u.s. fatality since 2008. >> warning for americans tonight considering traveling to the peru. u.s. embassy says it has information a gang may planning to kidnap american tourists visiting there. warning runs through at least the end of the month. state department personnel rae striingt from going there. >> ex mayor of san diego admits she lost more than 1 billion dollars gambling over...